Top 20 Hot Jobs in Houston - Privatized Space Flight After the US Space Shuttle Atlantis Retired

Houston has been home to NASA's Johnson Space Center, the American Space Program, and International Space Exploration since the beginning of the Cold War Space Race to the Moon.

From 2010 - 2012, the end of the American Space Shuttle Program was on the horizon, with no replacement in sight. The US Space Shuttle Mission ended 30 years of work on July 8, 2011, with the next phase of Lunar Exploration, the Constellation Program, cancelled by the 2008 - 2012 White House. Privatized Space Flight was suggested by the Administration as a stop-gap, while NASA would partner with new organizations and the private sector for Mission to Mars.

At Cape Canaveral on 06/21/2010, John Glenn (89 years old in July 1010) stated that he wanted the Space Shuttles to fly until a replacement was ready to take over, regardless of time needed. He and other veterans of the Space Program feel that America cannot be left without a space shuttle. Many former astronauts, including the Apollo 11 crew, have agreed.

At the same time, privatized space flight is beginning to offer new jobs. In July 2011, twice as many job listings were open when comapred with July 2009, many in Engineering and Information Technology.

Healthcare and Governments are generally the largest employers and recruiters of employees in the Greater Houston Metro Area.

In fact, the Texas Workforce Commission reports that Houston is growing faster in new jobs that the rest of the state of Texas, along with San Antonio. With decreasing unemployment rates in the 21st century, Houston is also a provider of greater number of jobs to those workers that are unemployed.

Simply put, there are more jobs from which to choose and less competition. New commercial complexes in Houston offer an abundance of high-demand jobs and these center include projects such as the latest $75 million office complex in western Houston.

Healthcare services are recruiting Nurses (LPNs and RNs, including Travel Nurses; Health Aides, Medical and Physician's Assistants, and various Therapists and their assistants.

Professional occupations are in high demand in Houston as well, including attorneys and physicians.

Finally, service oriented jobs are on the rise and demanding increasingly more workers as the population and new jobs increase. These positions include food service employees, housekeepers, and janitorial staff.

Indeed.comand SimplyHired.com scan millions of job openings across the nation and compiles them for job-seekers and other interested people. The actual employment listings for Houston in May 2012 included 73,000+openings (double from the same date in 2009 and 1,000 more than during July 2011) in the following list of top jobs. IT jobs and Engineering are on the upswing.

1. Project Managers - IT
2. Physical and Occupational Therapists
3. Event Specialists
4. Mechanical Engineers
5. Project Engineers - IT
6. Administrative Assistants
7. Process Engineers
8. Business Analysts
9. Electrical Engineers
10. Assistant Managers - several industries, incude retail and dining
11. Truck Drivers
12. Accountants
13. Account Executives
14. Dental Assistants
15. Salespersons

The higest percentage of job growth in the Houston and Gulf Coast region of Texas are among an intesting list that is different from the rest of Texas and the US. One third of the fastest growing jobs are expected in occur in Education.

Jobs increasing mosr rapidly through 2018 include:

1. Home Health Aides

2. Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts - IT

3. Petroleum Engineers

4. Special Education Teachers - Middle School

5. Special Education Teachers - Preschool, K-5

6. Electrical & Electronics Repairers

7. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers

8. Mainstream Middle School Teachers

9. Physician(‘s) Assistants

10.Mainstream Kindergarten Teachers

11.Special Education Teachers - Secondary School

12.Personal & Home Care Aides

13.Instructional Coordinators

14.Medical Scientists

15.Physical Therapist Aides

16.Skin Care Specialists – Non-medical; often work in medical practices

17.Veterinary Techs

18.Mainstream Secondary School Teachers

19.Vocational Education Teachers - Secondary School

20.Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians

The following list contains Houston companies that are 1) the employers of the largest labor pools, but also 2) the earners of the highest revenues for 2008.

This list and potential honorees were analyzed and compiled by the Hearst newspaper, The Houston Chronical in its famous Chronical 100, performed yearly.

1. National Oilwell Varco – A conglomerate oil producer.
2. Transocean – Offshore drilling.
3. McDermott International – Energy.
4. Anadarko Petroleum Co.
5. Chicago Bridge & Iron, since 1885.
6. Noble Corp. – Offshore drilling.
7. Cameron – Oil and gas.
8. FMC Technologies – Oil and Gas.
9. Service Corporation International – Memorials and Crematoriums. Targeting the Hispanic and Asian markets more fully.
10. Schlumberger – Oil field services. the largest such service globally in 2008.

• Citizens' Environmental Coalition » Green Jobs
• Find Horticulture Jobs, Landscape Jobs, Irrigation Jobs
• Job Boards - Green Jobs
• Turning Houston Green One House at a Time

• Rice University
• The University of Houston - University Park, Clear Lake, Downtown, Victoria.
• Texas Southern University
• Houston Baptist University
• The University of ST. Thomas
• Sam Houston State University
• Texas A & M University
• Texas Medical Center
• UT-Houston's Health Science Center
• Baylor College of Medicine
• The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Dental Branch, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical School, School of Allied Health Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Public Health; The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
• Texas A & M University's Institute of Biosciences and Technology
• Prairie View A & M University College of Nursing
• Texas Woman's University
• Houston Community College System
• North Harris Montgomery Community Colleges: North Harris College, Kingwood College, Tomball College, Montgomery College
• The San Jacinto College District

• The Bead Shop
• Budget Promotion Inc
• East West Food Store
• J Silver
• Namaste
• White Buffalo
• Zapotec Art-A Southwest Gallery

PLACES TO VISIT

• American Indian Genocide Museum - 3004 Bagby, Houston , Texas. 713-928-2440
• Houston Museum of Natural Science - One Hermann Circle Dr. Houston, TX 77030. (713) 639-4601
• The Menil Collection - 1515 Sul Ross. Houston, TX 77006